Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in September 2019

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for September 2019, among all Massachusetts cities, Springfield had the highest unemployment rate (5.5%), followed by Lawrence (4.9%), and Holyoke (4.8%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities.

You can see similar ranking of all cities in the United States.

Related Topics: Massachusetts BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in September 2019

Springfield

Lawrence

Holyoke

New Bedford

Fall River

Southbridge Town

North Adams

Chicopee

Pittsfield

Brockton

Ranking of Massachusetts Cities By Unemployment Rate in September 2019

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Rank	City	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Springfield	5.5
2	Lawrence	4.9
3	Holyoke	4.8
4	New Bedford	4.6
5	Fall River	4.4
6	Southbridge Town	4.2
7	North Adams	3.9
8	Chicopee	3.8
9	Pittsfield	3.7
10	Brockton	3.6
10	Palmer Town	3.6
11	Fitchburg	3.5
11	Worcester	3.5
12	Lowell	3.3
12	Taunton	3.3
13	Leominster	3.2
13	Methuen Town	3.2
13	West Springfield Town	3.2
13	Gardner	3.2
14	Haverhill	3.1
14	Westfield	3.1
15	Attleboro	3
15	Gloucester	3
15	Lynn	3
16	Salem	2.9
17	Barnstable Town	2.8
17	Revere	2.8
17	Weymouth Town	2.8
18	Agawam Town	2.7
18	Easthampton Town	2.7
19	Boston	2.6
19	Chelsea	2.6
19	Quincy	2.6
20	Franklin Town	2.5
20	Malden	2.5
20	Peabody	2.5
20	Winthrop Town	2.5
21	Beverly	2.4
21	Marlborough	2.4
22	Braintree Town	2.3
22	Everett	2.3
22	Melrose	2.3
22	Woburn	2.3
22	Amesbury Town	2.3
22	Newburyport	2.3
23	Framingham	2.2
23	Medford	2.2
23	Newton	2.2
23	Northampton	2.2
23	Waltham	2.2
24	Cambridge	1.9
24	Somerville	1.9
24	Watertown Town	1.9